Becky Oswald

My name is Becky Oswald. I am a Grief Coach and Educator. I have a Master of Science in Thanatology from Edgewood College, a Bachelor of Arts in Christian Education from Trinity Lutheran College, and a Death and Grief Studies Certification from the Center for Loss and Life Transition. I have a passion for coming alongside those who are grieving, to support and equip them with tools to turn their grief into mourning as they learn to integrate grief into life.

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Until I was 39 years old, grief was something that was not even on my radar. That changed when I became a widow. My husband died 4 years post diagnosis of sarcoma. After his death, I struggled with my grief, and helping my 3 children through their own grief journeys. We attended a peer grief support group, and it was there I learned being a Thanatologist was a real thing. I didn't know exactly what it was, but I knew it was my calling. I threw myself into the study of grief and loss, and came to an  understanding of my calling to support others in their grief journeys. Not only that, but I also felt a strong calling to educate others about what grief really is, and how to walk alongside the bereaved.

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In America, the subjects of death and grief are often avoided, even when they need to be talked about. These are topics I don't avoid talking about, and I seek to make death and grief more understood and discussed, because they are very real and very present in our lives.

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I have experienced the death of a spouse, the deaths of my father and mother, and have experienced loss through miscarriage.

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